HD189733B: A hot Jupiter that rains molten glass
HD 189733 b is an exoplanet located approximately 64.5 light-years from Earth in the constellation Vulpecula. Discovered in 2005, it is classified as a hot Jupiter due to its high temperature and rapid orbit around its host star. The planet has a mass and radius larger than Jupiter, and it completes an orbit every 2.2 days.
- ▪HD 189733 b was discovered by astronomers in France on October 5, 2005.
- ▪The planet has a mass 11.2% greater and a radius 11.4% larger than Jupiter.
- ▪It orbits its star at an impressive speed of 152.0 kilometers per second.
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